Bunge Museum, Fårösund, Sweden

The open-air museum at Bunge is a folk museum which shows how the Gotlandic peasants of the past lived. The museum's creator, schoolteacher Th. Erlandsson (1869-1953), moved to Bunge from central Gotland at the end of the 19th century. At that time most of Gotland's old buildings had already disappeared and he decided to try to save those that remained. Many local people also became interested in this idea and a piece of land was obtained from the Church. It was to this land that old buildings threatened with demolition could be transported.The first buildings arrived in 1908 – a couple of very old houses from Biskops in the parish of Bunge.

In total there are about 77 buildings at the museum site. There are also picture stones, only to be found on Gotland. The oldest type is from the 5th century, and is believed to be a grave stone.The four much taller picture stones, from the 8th century, are more likely to be memorial stones, although graves are often found nearby.

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Baba Baluba (20 months ago)
Really cool museum with many unique aircraft. Shame the opening hours weren't better, had to break in to have a look.

Krister Cederlund (2 years ago)
Incredibly interesting to see these old fighter jets.

Emma Thompson Nydal (4 years ago)
Unsure whether this place is still here, we came on a Saturday when it was supposed to be open, no signposts and place looked deserted both inside and out.

Sofia Andersson (4 years ago)
Unique aviation museum in northern Gotland. Lots of cool airplanes and authentic feel. The host Inger gave us a guided tour and told us about the history of the field. The museum is open 11-16 on Saturdays during the summer. Other days it is closed and is used for small plots and is being renovated.

Jasper van der Capellen (6 years ago)
Mycket speciellt och fint museum. I muséet finns t.ex. en Viggen, en Draken, en Lansen, en Tunnan och en SK-60. Alla flygplan är privat ägda.

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